Malthusian

[mal-thoo-zhuhn, -zee-uhn] Origin

Mal·thu·sian

[mal-thoo-zhuhn, -zee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
noun
2.
a follower of Malthus.

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So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1805–15; Malthus + -ian

Mal·thu·sian·ism, noun
an·ti-Mal·thu·si·an, adjective, noun
an·ti-Mal·thu·si·an·ism, noun
non-Mal·thu·si·an, adjective, noun
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Malthusian (mælˈθjuːzɪən)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the theory of Malthus stating that increases in population tend to exceed increases in the means of subsistence and that therefore sexual restraint should be exercised
 
n
2.  a supporter of this theory
 
Mal'thusianism
 
n

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Malthusian
1812, from the teachings of Eng. economist Thomas R. Malthus (1766-1835), especially with regard to population increase.
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